During a recent visit, a niece notices that her aunt has become quite forgetful. Two days' worth of mail is still in the mailbox and her aunt has forgotten to have her prescription for antihypertensive medication refilled
There is very little food in the house and the client is unable to tell her niece when or what she last ate. The client's niece calls the client's physician, who gives the client a diagnosis of dementia. From the information given, which type of dementia should a nurse suspect that the client probably has?
A) Dementia of the Alzheimer type
B) Vascular dementia
C) Dementia caused by head trauma
D) Dementia caused by Parkinson disease
B
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a. Providing case management, referral, and follow-up services with individuals b. Carrying out collective action at the systems or community levels of practice c. Conducting a community assessment d. Implementing primary and secondary prevention strategies
A client is experiencing generalized weakness and body aches. In the progress of infection, the client is in the
A) Incubation period B) Prodromal period C) Acute period D) Convalescent period
On the Celsius scale, the average body temperature is
A. 90.3°. B. 37°. C. 98.6°. D. 32°.
Which two hormones cause the liver to convert glycogen to glucose?
a. Thyroxine and insulin b. Insulin and cortisol c. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and oxytocin d. Glucagon and epinephrine